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Promising Young Woman Starts with a Cathartic Blast. Then It Gets Bogged Down With Cynicism
Carey Mulligan stars in a revenge fantasy that strives a little too hard to make us think rather than feel
We Could Use a Pandemic-Era Romantic Comedy, But Locked Down Isn’t It
Welcome to the era of COVID romance, starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor
WandaVision Deserves the Hype. But It Penalizes Casual Marvel Viewers With Confusion
As an MCU novice, I found myself wondering: how many movies would I have to watch to make this show make sense?
Angie Thomas’ New Prequel to The Hate U Give Challenges the Cult of Masculinity
Is our cult of masculinity destroying us? Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas’ latest young adult novel, is a meditation on just that: the problem of boys pretending to be men. The book, out Jan. 12, is a prequel to Thomas’ smash bestseller The Hate U Give, which followed teenager Starr Carter after she witnessed her friend…
The Dissident Brings a Human Touch to the Story of Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
In an era when journalism has become dangerously undervalued—and often dangerous itself—a documentary about Khashoggi's murder feels essential
In Herself, a Young Dublin Mother Builds a House to Find Her Way Home
In director Phyllida Lloyd's new drama, Clare Dunne plays a mother trying to start anew after an abusive relationship by building her own house
Pieces of a Woman Features a Superb Performance From Vanessa Kirby, If You Can Bear to Watch It
Kirby plays a woman coping with the loss of her baby moments after childbirth, in a movie that might make viewers feel punished into submission
In Pretend It’s a City, Martin Scorsese Shares the Pleasure of Fran Lebowitz’s Company
If you know anything about Lebowitz, it has probably already struck you that streaming television is a bizarre place to find her.
NBC’s Mr. Mayor Is a Fascinating Mix of Ted Danson’s Charm and Tina Fey’s Pith
The NBC sitcom feels less like a clash of styles than a case of opposites attracting, offering a rare glimpse of hope for the endangered species that is the network sitcom
Pixar’s Soul Ponders Big Metaphysical Questions, But It’s Best When It Comes Down to Earth
The animated movie is so intent on reminding us that it's a work of Big Ideas that it ends up subverting its own charms
The Midnight Sky Is Occasionally Poetic and Often Boring—But It Features One Truly Terrific Performance
Clooney is at the very least a thoughtful filmmaker, and The Midnight Sky is made with obvious care
Shonda Rhimes’ First Netflix Show Bridgerton Is a Lavish Period Spectacle That Goes Wildly Off the Rails
There’s no stopping the descent into absurdity once the—how to put this delicately?—physical details of human reproduction start to dominate the plot